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Nearly 700 customers without power in Pender County due to vehicle accident

WECT · last updated

PENDER COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) — Nearly 700 customers in Pender County are experiencing power outages Friday morning.

According to Four County Electric, 172 customers are without power in Pender County along U.S. 421 near Currie and Montague.

Click here to view the Four County Electric outage map.

According to Duke Energy, 494 customers are without power along U.S. 421 near Currie and Montague.

Click here to view the Duke Energy outage map.

Pender County Emergency Management has reported the outages are due to a crash on U.S. 421 and N.C. 210 near Currie.

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